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Annie McCauley #1
Annie's 1st Break
Yep! Ms. Rayanne “Annie” McCauley from little old Mesa View, Texas has set her sights on being a high fashion model. But someone is trying to sabotage her and it isn't exactly a big mystery who that someone might be, or is it?Despite her humble beginnings in the Mesa View Mobile Home Park, hot tempered Annie thinks she can make it all the way to the cover of Women’s Wear Daily (as long as she follows her own rules). She may also snag the heart of sexy Tomi Di Ponti, the CEO of Di Ponti Cosmetics and Fashions, but not without a lot of trouble from her arch rival, Brittany Carstairs, another alumnus of the trailer park and a woman who never met a nasty trick she didn’t use. When it looks like things can’t get any worse, along comes Luther Grolsch, handsome, dangerous and possibly the most annoying man Annie ever met.Hilarious situations and quirky characters make this screwball, mystery and romantic comedy adventure a must read. This is the 1st book in the Annie McCauley romantic comedy mysteries series. There are seven available and more on the way.
318 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 9, 2015
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February 29, 2016I can't even begin to give this book a rating. Absolute crap.
I've read chick lit before. When it started going brain dead, I stopped. I decided to go back, just for the Hell of it. I made a bad choice to go back with this one. Although I do admit that it started out rather well and was actually funny in the beginning. As I got further into it, it started to die. I could actually feel my brain cells committing suicide. A horrible book, badly written, predictable plot. Just really, really BAD. A total waste of my time.
I've read chick lit before. When it started going brain dead, I stopped. I decided to go back, just for the Hell of it. I made a bad choice to go back with this one. Although I do admit that it started out rather well and was actually funny in the beginning. As I got further into it, it started to die. I could actually feel my brain cells committing suicide. A horrible book, badly written, predictable plot. Just really, really BAD. A total waste of my time.
November 6, 2015
Just ok
The plot was decent but there were some typos. The ending is odd. The book just ends and it doesn't seem like the author did a good job wrapping up the events
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The plot was decent but there were some typos. The ending is odd. The book just ends and it doesn't seem like the author did a good job wrapping up the events
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August 2, 2019
1.5 stars
February 2, 2018
Only read it because it was a free download. Not funny, unlikeable characters and horrible ending that begs you to continue reading the series. Can't believe this got the green-light from the publisher for additional books.
October 9, 2018
This year I decided to go through the books that have been sitting on my Kindle for a long long time... this was one of them. It did not work for me. I started reading it and just could not connect with the story until I realized it is a chick-lit written by a man... and it definitely shows.
First of all, no girl I know would EVER sit on a public restroom's toilet without a seat cover... even worse... no girl would EVER sit on a WET public toilet, not to say without a seat cover... eeew this was just unconceivable and gross.
Then there is the very cliche gay best friend who is the confidant, and over the top drama, and a hot man.. all this in less than 20 pages.
Sorry, just did not work for me.
First of all, no girl I know would EVER sit on a public restroom's toilet without a seat cover... even worse... no girl would EVER sit on a WET public toilet, not to say without a seat cover... eeew this was just unconceivable and gross.
Then there is the very cliche gay best friend who is the confidant, and over the top drama, and a hot man.. all this in less than 20 pages.
Sorry, just did not work for me.
July 20, 2018
Amazon was giving this ebook away. Because no one is buying it. Because it sucks.
Garbage chick lit written by a man - despite my "I have to finish it if I started it" OCD and an earnest attempt to give it a chance, by the time I hit 11% I had to tap out. Save yourself time and frustration.
Garbage chick lit written by a man - despite my "I have to finish it if I started it" OCD and an earnest attempt to give it a chance, by the time I hit 11% I had to tap out. Save yourself time and frustration.
August 29, 2017
Annie has left Texas for New York in hopes to make it big. The problem is her arch enemy, who grew up in the same trailer park, has followed her there with the same hopes.
The only thing Annie has going for her is her bff makeup artist that lives in the same building as she does.
Annie's arch enemy, Brittany, does her best to make Annie's life as miserable as possible, with results that end up being both humiliating and hilarious, and always finds a way to backfire on Brittany.
Annie has a opportunity for her first real big break as a model, but it comes with a multitude of complications, including the fact that Annie has to convince her boss to hire both her bff and arch enemy, as well as her having to hire a private investigator.
It was a good read. Great way to spend an afternoon.
The only thing Annie has going for her is her bff makeup artist that lives in the same building as she does.
Annie's arch enemy, Brittany, does her best to make Annie's life as miserable as possible, with results that end up being both humiliating and hilarious, and always finds a way to backfire on Brittany.
Annie has a opportunity for her first real big break as a model, but it comes with a multitude of complications, including the fact that Annie has to convince her boss to hire both her bff and arch enemy, as well as her having to hire a private investigator.
It was a good read. Great way to spend an afternoon.
January 6, 2024
So Annie is a small Texas girl that finally gets her break in the modeling world when a big time businessman notices her and ask her to be his spokesmodel for a new line of items for his company. She agrees but things go south when a fellow Texan, who just happens to be someone from her past, tries to take her chance of being the spokesmodel for the company. The hilarious hijinks that keep Annie in the limelight is what makes this book so interesting and of course her love life that involves two very different men doesn’t help. I can’t wait to read what happens in the next book about Annie.
July 1, 2018
3.5 Stars
This was a light-hearted, easy read. It has been hanging around on my kindle forever and I took a chance. If you like your comedy slapstick and the story unchallenging then you might like this. It was quite funny, looking at two young ladies from a trailer park trying to make it as top models, with a rivalry that goes back to a childhood mistake.
The comedy is over the top, and the situations ridiculous, but to be honest I didn't want to read anything too heavy and this fit the bill.
The ending left things unresolved though which was a little annoying.
This was a light-hearted, easy read. It has been hanging around on my kindle forever and I took a chance. If you like your comedy slapstick and the story unchallenging then you might like this. It was quite funny, looking at two young ladies from a trailer park trying to make it as top models, with a rivalry that goes back to a childhood mistake.
The comedy is over the top, and the situations ridiculous, but to be honest I didn't want to read anything too heavy and this fit the bill.
The ending left things unresolved though which was a little annoying.
July 25, 2018
Funny and Action packed
Great story that had me laughing from the very first paragraph. Characters you love, characters you hate, and even a few you can easily relate to! You start off thinking Annie finally is on the right track to the good life on Easy Street, you wind up thinking what's going to go wrong next. You start to think things are finally calming down again for Annie, until she opens her apartment door to leave for her date...thank goodness for the drunk pizza delivery guy!
Great story that had me laughing from the very first paragraph. Characters you love, characters you hate, and even a few you can easily relate to! You start off thinking Annie finally is on the right track to the good life on Easy Street, you wind up thinking what's going to go wrong next. You start to think things are finally calming down again for Annie, until she opens her apartment door to leave for her date...thank goodness for the drunk pizza delivery guy!
July 16, 2018
Women wanting men....
This is another great novel by Willie. T he story is an every day kinda story. It involves a couple of Models who have it out for each other. Brittney is being very persistent in getting Annie in trouble or ever fired from her job. Both are models and if Britt could manage a way to s how Annie as a troublemaker; Britt could convince Tomi who is the boss to fire Annie. That would give Brittney the upper hand she has been waiting for.
However in the end, the truth always prevails.
This is another great novel by Willie. T he story is an every day kinda story. It involves a couple of Models who have it out for each other. Brittney is being very persistent in getting Annie in trouble or ever fired from her job. Both are models and if Britt could manage a way to s how Annie as a troublemaker; Britt could convince Tomi who is the boss to fire Annie. That would give Brittney the upper hand she has been waiting for.
However in the end, the truth always prevails.
July 27, 2019
I tried, and I did start to warm just a little to the main character, but no. Only got half way through and just couldn’t do any more. Way to many crazy things to happen in a short space of time, other characters a bit one dimensional, totally unbelievable. It just felt like a really bad soap opera. If the author took out at least half of the crazy it might make a readable book, but this was just too much. Sorry, not for me.
February 23, 2024
Annie McCauley is from a mobile park in Mesa View, Texas and gets her first break as a model in New York. Annie’s arch enemy Brittany Carstairs tries to sabotage her career but Annie succeeds and becomes a top model. Annie has a crush on the CEO of Di Ponti Cosmetics and Fashions, Tomi Di Ponti. Annie and her friends take you on a zany comical adventures in the world of fashion. I really enjoyed this hilarious women’s romantic fiction novel.
April 8, 2019
I don’t understand all the bad reviews. This was a fun romantic comedy with a little crime thrown in. I thought the characters were believable and sort of hilarious. I didn’t see many typos at all, and it wasn’t predictable at all. Maybe what I read was a revised version?
I will read more from this author and in this series.
I will read more from this author and in this series.
June 4, 2019
I enjoyed this madcap book! Poor Annie goes through a lot from the beginning when her bottom gets superglued to a toilet seat by her rival, till the end of the book. Not only that, but somebody posts it on youtube! At times, this was so funny, I was laughing out loud! Check it out for a good read! I want to read the second book Amsden's written about Annie.
September 7, 2017
A mindless read (which I don't mind too much, since my brain needs a holiday). There were a few funny moments, but the implausible plot, the exceptionally dense main character and the oh-so-obvious setup for a sequel didn't inspire me to read any more.
July 2, 2021
Wel aardig, niet meer dan dat. Annie is een dorpsmeisje, dat graag beroemd wil worden in de mode. Daarbij wordt ze dwarsgezeten door een jaloerse ex-vriendin. Dat lukt die ex-vriendin ook aardig, maar natuurlijk houdt Annie vol.
May 19, 2017
Amusing little story.....a couple of laugh out loud moments. Quirky characters. I loved Luis and his relationship with Annie.
August 1, 2017
so funny!
May 4, 2018
Some laugh out loud moments in the beginning and the story is a bit zany. The ending isn’t really an ending, rather a set-up for the next in the series, which I always feel disappointed by.
May 13, 2018
Funny girly easy read
This is an easy read about an accident prone model & lots of funny parts. No graphic sex scenes or swearing so good for a wide audience
This is an easy read about an accident prone model & lots of funny parts. No graphic sex scenes or swearing so good for a wide audience
August 23, 2018
Funny book about a. Fashion model who wants to make it in the big times in NYC! It seems everything happens to Annie...and nothing happens to her arch enemy!
June 29, 2018
Funny
The things that happen to Annie are so silly; but laugh out loud funny. They are original and extremely creative. I really enjoyed reading this book.
The things that happen to Annie are so silly; but laugh out loud funny. They are original and extremely creative. I really enjoyed reading this book.
October 9, 2018
Not one of my favorites. I did not like the main character, Anne. She was a bit too dramatic, but trying too hard to be fun loving. I did love her best friend Luis.
November 26, 2018
I only read 3 pages of this book. I was not interested in this woman's knickers, her stockings, either woman's tits or their waist size. Three pages. That was all. I see why it was free.
August 5, 2019
This is a comedy mystery series which features Annie McCauley from West Texas. She has gone to New York to make her way as a fashion model, only to thwarted by her lifelong arch enemy. The story begins with Annie get super glued to a toilet seat when she goes for an interview for the job of a lifetime, and the antics continue from there.
December 18, 2019
Easy breezy beach read. Still rather annoying but better than nothing.
March 15, 2021
Lame. just trying to clear some of the free books I have on my kindle.
January 8, 2022
This book was funny from the first page. I thoroughly enjoyed it; I can't wait to read the rest of her story.
September 11, 2022
Ha Ha Ha
Not a laugh out loud kind of book but, one that has trouble say ing "oh no" and " Not again" over and over. A very good lighthearted read
Not a laugh out loud kind of book but, one that has trouble say ing "oh no" and " Not again" over and over. A very good lighthearted read
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